diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/nfs4/Inode.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/nfs4/Inode.cpp
index 3d3a56ba44..08a9fe8386 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/nfs4/Inode.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/nfs4/Inode.cpp
@@ -647,22 +647,6 @@ Inode::WriteStat(const struct stat* st, uint32 mask)
 }
 
 
-static OpenAccess
-sModeToAccess(int mode)
-{
-	switch (mode & O_RWMASK) {
-		case O_RDONLY:
-			return OPEN4_SHARE_ACCESS_READ;
-		case O_WRONLY:
-			return OPEN4_SHARE_ACCESS_WRITE;
-		case O_RDWR:
-			return OPEN4_SHARE_ACCESS_BOTH;
-	}
-
-	return OPEN4_SHARE_ACCESS_READ;
-}
-
-
 static status_t
 sConfirmOpen(Filesystem* fs, Filehandle& fh, OpenFileCookie* cookie)
 {
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/nfs4/NFS4Defs.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/nfs4/NFS4Defs.h
index 5ae3b149ad..813586a667 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/nfs4/NFS4Defs.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/nfs4/NFS4Defs.h
@@ -166,6 +166,23 @@ enum OpenAccess {
 	OPEN4_SHARE_ACCESS_BOTH		= 3
 };
 
+
+static inline OpenAccess
+sModeToAccess(int mode)
+{
+	switch (mode & O_RWMASK) {
+		case O_RDONLY:
+			return OPEN4_SHARE_ACCESS_READ;
+		case O_WRONLY:
+			return OPEN4_SHARE_ACCESS_WRITE;
+		case O_RDWR:
+			return OPEN4_SHARE_ACCESS_BOTH;
+	}
+
+	return OPEN4_SHARE_ACCESS_READ;
+}
+
+
 enum OpenCreate {
 	OPEN4_NOCREATE			= 0,
 	OPEN4_CREATE			= 1
@@ -203,8 +220,8 @@ enum LockType {
 };
 
 
-static inline
-LockType sGetLockType(short type, bool wait) {
+static inline LockType
+sGetLockType(short type, bool wait) {
 	switch (type) {
 		case F_RDLCK:	return wait ? READW_LT : READ_LT;
 		case F_WRLCK:	return wait ? WRITEW_LT : WRITE_LT;
@@ -213,8 +230,8 @@ LockType sGetLockType(short type, bool wait) {
 }
 
 
-static inline
-short sLockTypeToHaiku(LockType type) {
+static inline short 
+sLockTypeToHaiku(LockType type) {
 	switch (type) {
 		case READ_LT:
 		case READW_LT:
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/nfs4/NFS4Server.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/nfs4/NFS4Server.cpp
index 0d071de338..4c30554aa2 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/nfs4/NFS4Server.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/nfs4/NFS4Server.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ NFS4Server::_ReclaimOpen(OpenFileCookie* cookie)
 	RequestBuilder& req = request.Builder();
 
 	req.PutFH(cookie->fHandle);
-	req.Open(CLAIM_PREVIOUS, cookie->fSequence++, OPEN4_SHARE_ACCESS_READ,
+	req.Open(CLAIM_PREVIOUS, cookie->fSequence++, sModeToAccess(cookie->fMode),
 		cookie->fClientId, OPEN4_NOCREATE, cookie->fOwnerId, NULL);
 
 	status_t result = request.Send();